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17 Cards in this Set
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abridge
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(v.) to make shorter
s- shorten, condense, abbreviate a- expand, enlarge, augment |
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adherent
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(n.) a follower, supporter; (adj.) sttached, sticking to
s- disciple a- opponent, adversary, critic, detractor |
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altercation
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(n.) an angry argument
s- quarrel, dispute, squabble a- agreement, accord |
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cherubic
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(adj.) resembling an angel portrayed as a little child with a beautiful, round, or chubby face; sweet and innocent
s- angelic, seraphic, beatific a- impish, devilish, diabolic, fiendish |
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condone
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(v.) to pardon or overlook
s- ignore, wink at, turn a blind eye to a- censure, condemn, disaprove, deprecate |
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dissent
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(v.) to disagree; (n.) disagreement
s- differ, dispute a- agree, concur; unanimity, harmony |
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eminent
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(adj.) famous, outstanding, distinguished; projecting
s- illustrious, renowned a- obscure, nameless, unsung, lowly, humble |
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exorcise
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(v.) to drive out by magic; to dispose of something troublesome, menacing, or oppressive
s- expel, dispel |
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fabricate
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(v.) to make, manufacture; to make up, invent
s- put together, devise, contrive, concoct a- take apart, undo, destroy, demolish |
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irate
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(adj.) angry
s- incensed, infuriated, enraged, livid a- calm, composed, cool, unruffled |
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marauder
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(n.) a raider, plunderer
s- looter, pirate, freebooter |
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obesity
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(n.) excessive fatness
s- serious overweight, extreme corpulence a- emaciation, gauntness, scrawniness |
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pauper
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(n.) an extremely poor person
s- destitute person a- millionaire, tycoon |
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pilfer
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(v.) to steal in small quantities
s- filch, rob, swipe, purloin |
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rift
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(n.) a split, break, breach
s- crack, fissure, gap, cleft |
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semblance
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(n.) a likeness; an outward apperance; an apparition
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surmount
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(v.) to overcome, rise above
s- conquer, triumph over a- be vanquished, be defeated, succumb to |